highwayman
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He has gone on to establish regular, silly characters - a romantic poet, a highwayman with a hobbyhorse, and a running story that sends up the allure of the archetypal aloof hero.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2022
How many other writers could convincingly depict a blind highwayman or cap that eerie encounter with a duel on bagpipes between Alan and a son of the famous Rob Roy?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2021
London highwayman Capt. Macheath sits in prison writing an opera based on his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2020
On this date in 1879, the stages between Maricopa and Phoenix were held up so frequently that acting Gov. John W. Gasper offered a bounty of $500 for every highwayman caught in the act.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2017
I can dream about the red-lipped landlord’s daughter and the highwayman, and the nurses and nuns can do nothing about it.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
The modern-day Robin Hood story followed mask-wearing highwaymen the Clown and the Wolfman.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
Thieves practicing the Welsh folk tradition of Mari Lwyd encounter two resurrected 19th-century highwaymen.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2023
“Among these unheroic transplants were roguish highwaymen, mean vagrants, Irish rebels, known whores, and an assortment of convicts shipped to the colonies for grand larcenies or other property crimes.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2016
“Traveling salesmen were the No. 1 target for highwaymen; they were easy targets,” he said.
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2016
“Healways gets into trouble before things work out for him. There are probably highwaymen down this road!”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
